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On Google Chrome omitting the http:// from the Omnibox

Recently a Google Chrome update removed the ‘http://’ from the Omnibox (aka the
address/search bar). When the change was originally introduced in the development branch
of Google Chrome in April this year there was massive backlash (~150 comments on a bug,
specifically Bug 41467). Of course within about 5 days the comments died down and
everyone moved on with their lives. The Chromium team have marked the ‘bug’ as ‘Won’t
fix’.

Now the feature has hit the main release. If you still aren’t sure what I’m talking about,
here’s a screenshot:

Personally I like the change, and here’s why:

Copy and Paste use cases still work (at least they do on my machine).

Because I read left to right I don’t have to skip 7 characters to get to the domain name.

I consider my browser to be primarily an HTTP client. I expect HTTP to be the default protocol and don’t need this information exposed.

My own personal biases.

Of course, HTTPS urls display differently.

So this could be a little confusing, but it does further highlight the fact
that the connection is secured.

Nevertheless one of the reasons I do include Chrome as part of my browser
cycle is because it is different. This change is different from the other
browsers, but it is exactly this difference that I like.